Tip: I just set the alarm on my Timex Ironman watch and I can’t turn it off!
I hope you didn’t set it up too early.
Haven’t we all had moments like this?
Of course, you had nothing but the best intentions when you set your Timex IRONMAN watch for 6:30 am. You were determined to make that morning run if it killed you!
Of course, the best intentions are all good, but when 6:30 a.m. that damn beep to squeeze in another hour of sleep before work!
Ok, so you probably (somehow) managed to turn the thing off. Or maybe you took the easy route and just put your pillow hard over your ears until the damn thing stopped and worked… Briefly, but now the #@” thing! rings EVERYONE tomorrow at 6:30 am like, er… clockwork! Arrrrgggg! Why do those IRONMAN watches have to be so efficient?
While I’ve heard that a sledgehammer is a common solution to this common problem, don’t despair as I show you a way to disable your alarm that doesn’t involve maiming your watch.
The standard Timex IRONMAN watch resembles the following design:
(I can’t show an image here, so see the link in my signature)
Please note: I am trying to keep this information as general as possible, however there are many Timex IRONMAN watch models on the market and this information may not apply exactly to every model out there. I believe the ALARM function works similarly on many IRONMAN watches and what I say here will apply in most cases.
Ok, when the alarm goes off, just press Start/Split or Stop/Reset to turn off the alarm. To know when your alarm is on, a clock icon will appear on the face of your Timex watch, when it’s off, the clock will disappear. If the alarm goes off and you make the mistake of waiting for it to go off hoping it will go away, a backup alarm will go off five minutes later to trigger more storms.
So now that the quick fix is out of the way, here’s how to turn off the alarm permanently:
- press the MODE button until it is in ALARM mode
- press SET/RECALL to set the alarm
- Press STOP/RESET (-) or START/SPLIT (+) to cycle through the alarms
- When you have selected the alarm you want to clear, press and hold STOP/RESET (-) to clear the selected alarm.
Ahh peace of mind at last!
Oh, and if you were really wondering how to SET the alarm, be sure to check out this topic on my blog soon.
Rod